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BF:23:a	Faith: Church government: Ecclesiastical authority
12262 dispensation 4921 dispensations 1070 ordinary 626 indispensable 493 sacerdotium 152 ordinarie 133 prelacy 95 dispensacion 31 episcopacy 23 episcope 20 inhibition 15 priviledges 13 indulgences 12 privileges 12 dispensacyon 12 cathedra 12 in 11 dispensable 10 episcopes
BF:23:b	Faith: Church government: Ecclesiastical discipline
19119 synod 8365 inquisition 7708 discipline 7305 presbytery 6530 synods 6192 presbyterian 3085 synode 2615 presbyteries 2607 censures 1455 censure 1338 curia 1059 overtures 904 overture 827 inquisitions 670 gates 594 gate 587 prerogative 505 legit 483 presbyterial 295 presbyters 295 cited 285 eldership 251 legit 228 propounded 221 colloquies 218 ouerture 198 advocation 170 presbyter 168 chancellorship 164 significavit 151 classicall 142 colloquie 141 prerogatives 130 inquisitors 118 apparitors 117 apparitor 115 consistorian 113 prerogatiue 113 classical 99 provoke 93 citations 93 colloquy 92 cite 90 propound 82 provoked 81 disciplin 79 chapter 77 presbyterate 77 citation 72 indicavit 70 classis 65 overture 59 overtures 54 lay-elders 52 elderships 51 propounds 50 inquisitor 50 cites 48 kirk-sessions 47 peremptorily 44 recusation 43 curias 42 consistorial 38 seniories 38 indicavit 38 promovent 34 citing 33 propoundeth 33 advocations 32 seniory 31 triplication 31 prouoke 31 disciplines 31 prerogatiues 30 propounding 29 provocation 28 undispensable 26 provoking 24 compresbyter 23 coercion 23 producent 23 provocations 22 presbytership 20 chapters 19 paritor 18 of 18 ouerture 17 classes 17 ouverture 17 consistories 17 inquisitours 16 court 16 compresbyters 15 judicature 14 presbyterially 14 kirk-session 13 rote 12 recusations 12 provokes 12 inquisitor-general 11 monitories 11 prouoked 10 officials 10 sympresbyter 10 rota
BF:23:b:01	Faith: Church government: Ecclesiastical discipline: Papal court (Curia)
	1338 curia 43 curias
BF:23:b:02	Faith: Church government: Ecclesiastical discipline: Papal court (Inquisition)
	8365 inquisition 827 inquisitions 130 inquisitors 50 inquisitor 17 inquisitours 12 inquisitor-general
BF:23:c	Faith: Church government: Council
66096 council 55366 chapter 49687 councell 19680 councel 17548 councils 12321 councels 9514 chapters 8802 concil 4292 chapiter 2913 councill 2343 universal 2095 queries 1204 chapytre 1000 query 990 dignity 972 vniuersall 938 chapitre 756 counsail 704 ministerium 601 synods 490 synod 463 universall 434 convocation 404 dignities 368 tridentine 353 counsil 330 gravamen 322 provincials 320 councills 283 vniuersal 277 dignitie 234 vniversal 222 chancellor 193 conference 167 synodical 166 synodically 165 close 157 chapytres 153 patriarch 147 apostles 138 canons 126 patriarchs 119 convention 115 canon 85 residentiary 80 conciliary 79 synodal 77 convocations 76 tridentine 74 conventions 74 capitular 69 provost 65 subdean 65 chancellour 64 synode 53 sene 53 residentiaries 53 vniversall 48 conuocation 46 consell 44 canonship 41 resident 40 quaerie 39 synodists 39 conferences 38 vestry 34 cardinal 31 chancellors 30 consel 29 patriarches 27 conclave 27 deanery 27 canonesses 25 provosts 23 chaper 23 cathedralists 22 canonry 21 conciliar 20 patriarkes 19 decan 17 proctor 16 cowncell 16 coucil 15 non-residence 15 capitularies 14 synodian 14 patriarke 13 proctors 13 quarterly-meeting 13 secondary 13 apostle 13 consistories 12 querys 11 conclaves 11 non-residency 11 canonical 11 chauncellour 10 canonships 10 cardinals 10 trentine 10 prouost
BF:23:c:01	Faith: Church government: Council: Chapter
	55366 chapter 9514 chapters 4292 chapiter 1204 chapytre 990 dignity 938 chapitre 404 dignities 277 dignitie 165 close 157 chapytres 138 canons 115 canon 85 residentiary 74 capitular 69 provost 65 subdean 53 residentiaries 44 canonship 41 resident 34 cardinal 27 canonesses 27 deanery 25 provosts 23 chaper 22 canonry 19 decan 15 non-residence 15 capitularies 11 canonical 11 non-residency 10 prouost 10 cardinals 10 canonships
BF:23:d	Faith: Church government: Clergyman
173490 pope 85644 bishop 85405 bishops 81824 priests 78626 priest 29519 ecclesiastical 29019 popish 27065 rev: 24840 cardinal 23962 ecclesiasticall 23004 pastors 22471 archbishop 20089 preachers 19086 popes 17526 cardinall 16795 preacher 16599 popery 15685 priestes 15661 see 14859 cardinals 14672 pastor 11762 church 10656 deacons 10632 papist 9886 father 8221 psalmist 7778 archbishops 7292 patriarch 7227 byshop 6866 bishoprick 6803 apostolical 6746 fathers 6259 primus 6101 deacon 6027 ministers 5802 vicar 5791 antichristian 5080 confessor 4687 papa 4657 sanctity 4553 sir 4390 reverend 4231 papal 4197 patriarchs 4158 pastours 3928 bishoppe 3445 metropolitan 3440 reuerend 3386 curate 3285 bishopricks 3242 chaplain 3047 parson 2919 diocesan 2898 ecclesiastick 2894 bysshop 2794 archdeacon 2743 primate 2743 byshops 2643 sem 2636 priestly 2529 ministry 2525 confessors 2513 preest 2481 pastour 2419 prophets 2359 curates 2304 papall 2235 prieste 2174 pastoral 2161 bisshop 2009 chaplains 1912 infallibility 1872 parish 1869 cardinalls 1848 preists 1841 clergy 1837 minister 1832 preist 1736 general 1689 mar 1687 prelacy 1664 prelates 1630 confessour 1552 byshoppe 1542 lector 1532 prophet 1458 pastorall 1447 parsons 1444 metropolitane 1422 patriarke 1394 patriarkes 1376 churches 1338 bull 1336 angelical 1334 patriarches 1317 charge 1280 ministery 1246 diocess 1218 sacerdotes 1165 levite 1165 legate 1142 sanctitie 1125 archdeacons 1118 serve 1087 profession 1079 parochial 1049 sacerdos 1013 pontifex 1012 province 1011 antichrist 997 curat 994 archbyshop 965 sacerdotal 965 priesthood 957 dom 953 chaplaine 944 metropolitans 943 ecclesiasticks 938 confessours 937 preste 888 prelatical 878 primates 867 cardinalles 861 beatitude 850 president 844 clergymen 832 sacerdotes 827 commissaries 810 mufti 801 popedom 798 archbishoppe 796 diocesse 774 ministerie 750 legates 747 bulls 741 bysshops 730 provinces 730 chaplaines 708 parishes 707 synodical 686 seruing 672 archebishop 667 ecclesiastic 666 diocese 653 archebysshop 650 generall 631 curats 625 pontificate 623 adoration 602 prelate 600 divines 588 serving 579 cleric 546 vice-chancellor 537 pontificians 537 apostolic 522 primacy 518 benet 518 padre 509 archebisshop 508 vicarage 490 legat 471 reuerende 470 coadjutor 467 secular 440 generals 439 prudence 437 exorcists 434 rescript 434 preeste 431 exorcist 421 presbyters 418 rector 412 bishopp 409 psalmists 407 catholicos 406 diocesans 403 marre 400 conclave 396 accessit 380 bish 380 conduct 371 papacy 369 serue 368 clergyman 361 reverend 354 intercessor 350 visit 350 paroch 343 suffragans 341 archiepiscopal 339 cardynall 337 sacerdote 336 terna 332 suffragan 329 charges 329 dignity 328 clergie 322 provincial 319 patriark
BF:23:d:01	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Pope
	173406 pope 29019 popish 19072 popes 16599 popery 10632 papist 6803 apostolical 5791 antichristian 4657 sanctity 4652 papa 4231 papal 2304 papall 1912 infallibility 1338 bull 1165 legate 1142 sanctitie 1011 antichrist 801 popedom 768 pontifex 750 legates 747 bulls 623 adoration 546 vice-chancellor 537 apostolic 490 legat 434 rescript 396 accessit 371 papacy 336 terna 319 pape 283 legats 251 pontificate 231 popis 184 rescripts 170 antipope 157 bulles 144 popelings 143 pape 142 penitentiary 141 nuncio 137 legantine 131 buls 109 infallibilitie 107 legatine 105 papas 101 legacy 101 papacie 93 popeship 89 penitentiaries 88 legacies 82 exequatur 75 mandate 62 pontiff 61 bullinger 59 adorations 59 papes 58 datary 58 suburbicary 56 papism 53 penitentiarie 50 mandates 50 breve 49 ternas 47 legation 45 legantine 44 antipopes 44 suburbicarian 40 pontiffs 40 popys 39 pontifical 39 nuntio 38 bullary 33 breves 33 popelike 32 bul 28 hildebrandine 28 tome 25 legacie 23 sanctities 23 legatine 22 non-obstante 21 vice-legate 20 papable 20 bulle 20 vice-chancellors 19 poperies 18 pontificall 18 papes 17 legateship 16 vicar 15 croisade 15 popeling 15 nunciature 14 internuncios 14 internuncio 13 tomes 13 popet 12 vicegerent 11 papally 11 nuncios 11 nuncioes 10 chirograph
BF:23:d:02	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Cardinal
	24840 cardinal 17526 cardinall 14859 cardinals 1869 cardinalls 867 cardinalles 400 conclave 339 cardynall 237 cardynalles 235 cardinalship 184 cardynals 137 eminency 104 eminence 62 congregation 58 conclaue 45 cardinale 33 college 29 colledge 28 cardinalitial 27 cardnall 22 conclavist 21 conclavists 19 card'nall 17 cardinalships 17 eminencies 10 carnals 10 cardinalate
BF:23:d:03	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Archbishop
	22471 archbishop 7777 archbishops 6259 primus 994 archbyshop 798 archbishoppe 672 archebishop 653 archebysshop 509 archebisshop 375 primacy 341 archiepiscopal 191 archebishoppe 182 arch-prelate 131 archebyshoppe 103 archebysshoppe 88 archbishops 66 archbisshop 61 arch-bishopricks 49 archbishopp 28 arch-prelates 23 arch-prelates 21 archebisshoppe 21 grace 12 exarch 11 archebysshope 10 archiepiscopacy
BF:23:d:04	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Bishop
	83221 bishop 82952 bishops 15661 see 7085 byshop 3842 bishoppe 2919 diocesan 2803 bysshop 2654 byshops 2129 bisshop 1505 byshoppe 1246 diocess 832 bishoprick 827 commissaries 796 diocesse 729 bysshops 666 diocese 484 bishopricks 470 coadjutor 406 bishopp 406 diocesans 380 bish 354 intercessor 343 suffragans 332 suffragan 262 dioceses 251 dioces 238 diocesian 222 riche 216 lord 213 byshopp 205 intercessour 178 intercessors 170 coadjutors 165 busshop 155 vidame 130 parochial 123 intercessours 116 chair 111 succession 101 bishoply 93 lords 75 episcopacy 72 syncellus 70 episcopally 64 seat 62 prelacy 62 pope 62 horned 61 episcopate 59 chorepiscopus 57 bushops 54 consultor 52 mitred 50 byshopps 46 bishopric 45 bischops 44 bishoplike 43 lite 40 void 38 lites 38 mandate 31 syncellus 31 chaire 29 superintendent 26 bishops 26 mandates 24 consultors 21 suffragants 21 cathedra 20 pontificall 20 surrogates 20 pontifical 20 parochiall 19 exemptions 19 episcopalian 19 arch-flamens 18 vidames 18 superintendents 17 bishoprics 17 surrogate 16 exemption 15 zee 15 chairs 15 stift 14 coadjutorship 14 seate 14 diocesian 12 bishopping 12 episcopalia 11 mitre 11 comprovincial 10 bishopprick 10 byshoppys
BF:23:d:05	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Priest
	81824 priests 78626 priest 15685 priestes 9886 father 6746 fathers 4345 sir 2636 priestly 2513 preest 2235 prieste 1867 parish 1848 preists 1832 preist 1347 clergy 1218 sacerdotes 1049 sacerdos 965 priesthood 965 sacerdotal 957 dom 949 parochial 937 preste 850 president 832 sacerdotes 810 mufti 700 parishes 434 preeste 421 presbyters 350 paroch 337 sacerdote 290 priestess 282 clergie 270 syr 269 sacerdotall 265 presbyter 229 mendicants 209 parochiall 207 pristes 188 parishe 157 presidents 143 sirs 135 bonzes 128 paroches 122 sacrificers 101 fader 100 mendicant 97 pryest 86 sacrificer 81 priestesses 79 prests 77 paryshe 76 pater 74 charge 72 parrish 68 ser 65 mass-priests 63 cleargie 56 salian 55 priest-ridden 54 clergymen 53 missalians 48 sacerdote 45 sire 44 priesthoode 44 parysshe 44 pontifical 42 pontificall 39 syre 36 divines 36 lama 35 papa 34 priestesse 29 priests 29 priestlike 26 parochs 26 patrico 26 pontifex 24 pontiff 22 pope 22 clergyman 22 cleargy 20 parysh 20 vicegerent 19 pontificate 19 chaplain 19 charges 18 vestals 17 priestcraft 17 parishional 17 key-bearers 16 massers 16 bonze 16 chantry-priests 16 priested 14 fatherhood 14 papas 13 pontiffs 13 sanctuary 12 priesthoods 12 hedge-priest 12 alfaqui 11 pontificial 11 parochian 11 clergie-men 11 discretion 11 massing-priests 10 parisshe 10 clergies 10 faders 10 sacrifier
BF:23:d:06	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Rector
	414 rector 86 rectors 73 persons 64 person
BF:23:d:07	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Parson
	3047 parson 1446 parsons 208 sir 155 parsones 18 curators
BF:23:d:08	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Pastor
	23004 pastors 14672 pastor 4158 pastours 2481 pastour 2174 pastoral 1458 pastorall 1336 angelical 171 pastorship 155 shepherd 127 shepherds 121 herdmen 115 herdman 88 shepheard 81 shepheards 18 sheepheards 17 arch-pastor 16 shepheardes 13 sheepheard 13 under-shepherds 10 dominie
BF:23:d:09	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Vicar
	5786 vicar 508 vicarage 439 prudence 313 vicare 247 vicars 212 vicarages 85 vycar 41 uicarage 40 vicaire 29 vickar 14 vicaires 13 vicarship
BF:23:d:10	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Chaplain
	3223 chaplain 2005 chaplains 953 chaplaine 729 chaplaines 380 conduct 157 chaplayne 127 chaplaynes 20 chaplainship 15 chaplayn 13 cure 11 trencher-chaplains
BF:23:d:11	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Preacher
	20089 preachers 16795 preacher 954 prophets 772 prophet 210 boanerges 147 prechours 104 prophetes 84 exhorter 56 concionator 35 silenced 33 pulpiteers 27 tub-preachers 25 exhorters 25 prophete 23 pulpit-men 21 boanerges 19 predicant 18 field-preachers 14 homilist 11 counting 10 supplies
BF:23:d:12	Faith: Church government: Clergyman: Acolyte
	686 seruing 588 serving 53 seruyng 34 colet 33 seruynge 18 cross-bearers 16 acolytes
BF:23:e	Faith: Church government: Religious
16383 monks 9659 rule 9625 commander 9509 commanders 7630 friers 6415 frier 5219 abbots 3978 monk 3674 assistants 3483 mother 3343 abbot 3256 monke 3191 nuns 2991 priory 2776 friars 2666 nun 2576 rules 2440 religiously 2328 saints 2242 friar 1976 frere 1926 nunnes 1702 son 1659 assistant 1648 obedience 1491 abbesse 1359 fryars 1210 fryar 1158 private 1082 frater 1072 dominican 1065 celestine 971 inclosed 953 white 950 nunne 877 benedictine 873 monkish 846 monastick 828 brother 817 brethren 789 commaunder 771 enclosed 769 abbess 755 sonne 728 commaunders 696 saint 675 province 669 priories 662 antonine 644 sons 619 monastical 573 provinces 554 carmelin 547 almoner 546 abas 545 anchor 538 priorie 500 living 478 carmelite 477 carthusian 444 minor 393 domina 379 cistercian 368 religion 357 professors 348 jesuited 307 corb 302 carmelite 300 saynt 290 general 285 hospitallers 267 congregation 239 community 237 patron 234 nunnery 234 abbesses 232 priuate 227 mothers 226 mendicant 220 sonnes 214 charterhouse 208 livings 200 eremites 195 eremite 181 congregations 180 generall 180 liuing 179 prouince 178 soveraign 175 patrons 175 extern 174 president 167 prouinces 166 reformed 157 dame 157 limitation 154 abbacy 147 monkery 146 ordinar 136 superiours 135 order 132 cordelier 131 bernardine 131 sovereign 130 conventual 128 port-royal 126 brothers 126 monck 123 philippine 122 priors 121 predicants 118 prioress 115 monastic 110 religious 109 abbacies 106 inclos'd 106 augustinian 100 superiors 100 votaries 99 seraphical 98 almoners 97 liuings 95 presidents 94 preceptor 94 monasticke 93 conventicles 90 chartreux 90 search 90 religiose 89 assistantes 88 canonry 79 saintes 78 subprior 77 anker 77 religiouslie 73 sainct 73 jebusite 72 professours 71 dominican 70 seynt 70 cloystered 69 antonine 68 superfluity 68 professor 67 superfluities 66 communities 64 conventicle 64 hosteler 63 carthusian 62 guardian 62 monasteries 59 ignorants 58 limitations 58 mendicants 57 cloistered 55 observance 54 frerys 53 perfection 53 rubrick 51 vagantes 51 sister 50 predicant 50 priours 49 soveraigne 49 minim 48 sone 48 cloyster'd 48 cloyster'd 46 recluse 45 generals 44 cluniac 44 enclos'd 43 stylites 43 monasticks 42 minime 42 carme 41 seraphick 40 supprior 40 saynte 40 papey 40 cloistered 40 regular 38 cloystered 38 gilbertine 38 spouse 37 saincts 37 pryory 36 guardians 35 comander 35 abbott 34 cluniac 33 whyte 33 eremitical 33 soveraigns 33 penitentials 32 premonstratensis 32 nunneries 32 ransomer 32 privat 32 anchors
BF:23:e:01	Faith: Church government: Religious: Religious superior
	9625 commander 9509 commanders 5219 abbots 3674 assistants 3483 mother 3343 abbot 2991 priory 1659 assistant 1491 abbesse 789 commaunder 769 abbess 728 commaunders 675 province 669 priories 573 provinces 546 abas 538 priorie 393 domina 307 corb 290 general 234 abbesses 227 mothers 180 generall 179 prouince 178 soveraign 174 president 167 prouinces 154 abbacy 146 dame 136 superiours 131 sovereign 122 priors 118 prioress 109 abbacies 100 superiors 95 presidents 94 preceptor 89 assistantes 78 subprior 62 guardian 50 priours 49 soveraigne 45 generals 40 supprior 37 pryory 36 guardians 35 comander 35 abbott 33 soveraigns 31 prioresses 28 superior 27 assistauntes 27 preceptors 25 archimandrites 25 soueraigne 24 sovereigns 24 dominas 23 dean 23 priorship 22 superiour 20 abbots 20 archimandrite 19 comanders 18 assistaunts 18 abbet 13 priorate 13 prioress 12 provost 12 pater-guardian 12 deane
BF:23:e:02	Faith: Church government: Religious: Monk
	16383 monks 3978 monk 3256 monke 2008 saints 1702 son 828 brother 817 brethren 755 sonne 644 sons 446 saint 353 friers 292 saynt 220 sonnes 184 friars 175 extern 142 monkery 126 monck 126 brothers 115 fryars 73 frier 70 saintes 68 seynt 64 sainct 55 observance 51 vagantes 48 sone 43 monasticks 40 saynte 35 saincts 29 friar 27 observances 27 pater 24 seint 23 bretheren 22 frere 17 abbey-lubbers 13 moncks 13 saynts 11 sainctes 11 religieux 11 monastick 11 fryar 10 externs 10 sainte
BF:23:e:03	Faith: Church government: Religious: Nun
	3191 nuns 2666 nun 1926 nunnes 950 nunne 234 nunnery 90 religiose 68 superfluity 67 superfluities 48 sister 38 spouse 32 nunneries 30 nunnerie 26 superfluitie 19 sisters 17 nonnys 16 nunry 10 nunnys
BF:23:e:04	Faith: Church government: Religious: Friar
	7277 friers 6342 frier 2592 friars 2213 friar 1954 frere 1244 fryars 1199 fryar 1158 private 1082 frater 232 priuate 226 mendicant 157 limitation 121 predicants 58 mendicants 58 limitations 54 frerys 50 predicant 32 privat 21 priuat 21 frear 20 friaries 19 dervise 19 friers 17 friary 14 mendicant 12 frate
BF:23:e:05	Faith: Church government: Religious: Religious order
	1072 dominican 1065 celestine 953 white 877 benedictine 662 antonine 554 carmelin 478 carmelite 477 carthusian 444 minor 379 cistercian 348 jesuited 302 carmelite 237 patron 217 community 175 patrons 148 congregation 135 order 132 cordelier 131 bernardine 123 philippine 106 augustinian 99 seraphical 90 chartreux 76 congregations 73 jebusite 71 dominican 69 antonine 63 carthusian 59 communities 59 ignorants 49 minim 44 cluniac 42 minime 42 carme 41 seraphick 40 papey 38 gilbertine 34 cluniac 33 whyte 33 penitentials 32 premonstratensis 32 ransomer 31 antonian 30 penitentiary 29 benedictine 24 patrone 23 religion 23 communitie 22 conventual 21 jesuitical 20 premonstratensian 20 servite 17 annunciade 16 ignatian 16 patrones 13 sects 13 theatine 12 minorite 12 mathurin 12 ignatian 11 dame 11 calced 11 caloyer 11 camaldule 10 bonhomme 10 jesuitism
BF:23:f	Faith: Church government: Laity
27425 virgin 27232 congregation 26077 elders 12247 virgins 9733 elder 9559 widow 9201 lay 9097 congregations 8893 clerk 8541 presbyters 5220 clerks 4418 laity 4400 presbyter 4048 widdow 3831 common 3616 clerke 3401 widows 2968 clerkes 2732 clergy 2725 parishioners 2665 virgine 2548 widowes 2320 oratory 2105 converts 2092 searcher 1978 overseers 1737 fraternity 1697 convert 1543 widdowes 1295 churchmen 1287 laye 1241 teachers 1179 churchwardens 1135 priests 1102 virgines 1091 congregational 1047 church-officers 1041 overseer 857 laitie 857 widdows 820 oratories 786 widowe 780 lay-elders 734 searchers 693 ouerseers 674 meeter 628 settlement 576 uirgin 562 congregationall 554 clearke 549 priest 541 laie 535 clergie 511 fraternitie 485 worldly 473 parishioner 463 wydowe 456 temporal 454 oratorie 443 teacher 440 ouerseer 397 choristers 332 parishoners 326 conuert 324 temporall 322 fraternities 311 churchman 310 ley 297 conversus 282 uirgins 280 widdowe 269 priestes 267 laytie 239 sheep 218 sexton 200 clearks 200 seculars 194 layty 193 wydow 186 churchwarden 181 prophane 171 conuerts 168 wardens 154 parish 150 apostolate 148 wedowe 146 advocate 133 confraternity 129 clark's 126 steward 122 clearkes 119 assemblies 115 profane 112 temporalties 110 cleargie 107 advocates 105 cleark 103 parishes 94 church-officer 90 secular 84 society 80 meeters 79 assembly 79 stewards 76 sheepe 75 chorister 74 verger 70 lewd 70 sodality 65 laic 58 settlements 57 confraternities 57 laiest 54 fold 54 serchers 51 vyrgin 51 sacristan 51 sextons 47 laymen 46 vergers 46 warden 44 aduocates 44 comon 40 laics 39 synagogue 36 converse 36 fossor 35 sidemen 34 conuerte 33 vyrgins 32 cleargy 29 sodalities 28 aduocate 27 synagogues 26 eldar 25 layman 24 chanter 23 uirgine 22 societies 22 lay-presbyters 22 temporalities 20 lewde 19 meeting 19 secularly 18 preists 18 quiristers 17 laities 17 oblate 17 congregant 16 converte 16 wordly 16 congregration 16 meetings 15 oblat 15 lay-elder 15 conuerteth 14 clergies 14 temporals 14 parishens 14 worldlie 13 layest 12 preest 11 churchmans 11 sheeps 11 temporalty 11 uirgines 11 prieste 11 sacristans 10 children 10 saxton 10 presbyter-bishops 10 walkers
BF:23:f:01	Faith: Church government: Laity: Congregation
	2725 parishioners 1091 congregational 848 congregation 674 meeter 628 settlement 562 congregationall 473 parishioner 332 parishoners 263 congregations 154 parish 119 assemblies 103 parishes 84 society 80 meeters 79 assembly 58 settlements 39 synagogue 27 synagogues 22 societies 19 meeting 17 congregant 16 meetings 14 parishens
BF:23:f:02	Faith: Church government: Laity: Lay functionaries
	27425 virgin 26077 elders 12247 virgins 9733 elder 9559 widow 8893 clerk 8541 presbyters 5220 clerks 4400 presbyter 4048 widdow 3616 clerke 3401 widows 2968 clerkes 2665 virgine 2548 widowes 2092 searcher 1978 overseers 1543 widdowes 1295 churchmen 1241 teachers 1179 churchwardens 1135 priests 1102 virgines 1047 church-officers 1041 overseer 857 widdows 786 widowe 780 lay-elders 734 searchers 693 ouerseers 576 uirgin 554 clearke 549 priest 463 wydowe 443 teacher 440 ouerseer 397 choristers 311 churchman 282 uirgins 280 widdowe 269 priestes 218 sexton 200 clearks 193 wydow 186 churchwarden 168 wardens 148 wedowe 146 advocate 129 clark's 126 steward 122 clearkes 107 advocates 105 cleark 94 church-officer 79 stewards 75 chorister 74 verger 54 serchers 51 vyrgin 51 sacristan 51 sextons 46 vergers 46 warden 44 aduocates 36 fossor 35 sidemen 33 vyrgins 28 aduocate 26 eldar 24 chanter 23 uirgine 22 lay-presbyters 18 preists 18 quiristers 15 lay-elder 12 preest 11 churchmans 11 uirgines 11 prieste 11 sacristans 10 children 10 saxton 10 presbyter-bishops 10 walkers